Hevrin Khalaf

Hevrin Khalaf (15 November 1984-12 October 2019) was a Kurdish-Syrian politician who served as Secretary-General of the Future Syria Party. She was killed by Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters during Operation Peace Spring in 2019.

Biography
Hevrin Khalaf was born in al-Malikiyah, Syria in 1984 to a Kurdish family, and she was trained as a civil engineer before becoming Secretary-General of the Future Syria Party in Rojava during the Syrian Civil War. Her party was one of the governing parties of Rojava, and she was known for her diplomatic skills and for her advocacy of tolerance among Christians, Arabs, and Kurds. On 12 October 2019, she was murdered when Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya fighters intercepted her car and opened fire, one of the first civilian deaths during Operation Peace Spring.